Hilary Swank (Hilary Ann Swank) Quotes
You can change your fate. You can sit back, or you can go after your life and all that you want it to be.
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My favorite film is probably the finale - 'Deathly Hallows: Part 2'.
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I don't have traceable literary models because I haven't had great literary influences in my life.
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Search others for their virtue, and yourself for your vices.
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A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.
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Pakistan is alarmed by the rising Indian influence in Afghanistan, and fears that an Afghanistan cleansed of the Taliban would be an Indian client state, thus sandwiching Pakistan between two hostile countries. The paranoia of Pakistan about India's supposed dark machinations should never be underestimated.
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I'm kind of embarrassed by how quickly I adjusted to L.A. I really love it. It's so pleasant.
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If you're not bruised up, then you're not doing an action film in a real way.
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In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.
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While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.
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From a very early age, I made my decisions based on careers that I admire. The one thing that all the actresses I love have in common is that they have diversity in their careers.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.
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Vikings were pretty brutal, but also very educated people. They were salesmen, businessmen who started raiding when business wasn't good. That's why they had such great boats.
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It's very rare to see an undisturbed birth in a modern U.S. teaching hospital, but when you see a woman who isn't frightened, who's giving birth without interference, you stand back in awe and realize how little needed you are except in the rare circumstance.
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I just think, certainly for live music it should look as good as it sounds.
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I want to level the playing field for people who want to purchase health insurance as individuals, and that means eliminating the exemption for employer-sponsored health care.
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The only reason I became the singer in the band is because I sang the best. It wasn't out of some desire to be a star or be a famous singer. It's not like I love interviews.
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And, hey, I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.
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Art is a spirit seeking flesh but finding words.
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I love a good fitted suit. England is known for men who can wear good suits.
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I can't do the same movies all my life. I'm conscious of that. But it's a trade-off. 'Dear John' allowed me to do movies I've wanted to do. You learn to balance it out. I'm still learning. Only now am I getting to do the kinds of movies that I have wanted to do. So it's a steady climb. You don't jump into a Soderbergh film.
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Hitler is lonely. So is God. Hitler is like God.
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You can change your fate. You can sit back, or you can go after your life and all that you want it to be.
